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WhatdoesittaketobeagoodneighborOvertheyearsIhavehadallkindsofneighborsonesthatwereenjoyableandothersthatweretobeavoidedatallcosts.Oneofthemostimportantthingsinbeingagoodneighboristorespectaperson’sprivacy稳私.WhensomeonenewmovesintotheneighborhooditisagoodideatowatchthemtoseehowfriendlyyoushouldbE.Ifyougorushingoverassoonastheymoveintheymaythinkyouaregoingtobeoneofthoseneighborsthatcomeoveratalltimesofthedaynotrespectingtheirprivacy.ItisagoodideaalwaystobefriendlytoeveryoneintheneighborhooD.ThiscannotonlyputyouongoodtermswiththembutwillalsobeaformofprotectionforyourfamilyandhomE.Ifyouwaveastheydrivebyorofferafriendlyhellowhiletheyareoutintheiryardthisshowsthatyourespectthem.Ifyouarefriendlytothemtheyaremuchmorelikelytowatchoutforanywrongdoingsgoingonaroundyourhomewhileyouareoutandletyouknowifanythinghappens.AnotherwayofbeingagoodneighboristobehelpfulintimesofneeD.Ifyouseethattheyareinneedofahelpinghanddoingsomethingorintimesofadisaster灾难itisgoodtoofferyourhelp.EventhoughyouhaveneverreallytalkedtothepeopledownthestreettheyarewillingtotakethetimetohelpoutaneighborinneeD.Inconclusionifyourespectaperson’sprivacytreatthemkindlyandbehelpfulwhenyouseetheyareinneedyouwillbeagreatneighborandanyonewouldbehappytohaveyounextdoor!71.Whensomeonemovesintoyourneighborhoodyoushould________.A.visitthemasoftenaspossibleB.showrespectforthemC.learnaboutsomeoftheirprivacyD.avoidmeetingthem72.Ifyouaregettingalongwellwithyourneighborsyoucan________.A.haveyourownprivacyB.oftenvisittheiryardC.makeclosefriendswiththemD.keepyourfamilymemberssafe73.What’sthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?A.Neighborsshouldhelpeachother.B.EverybodyprobablygetsintotroublE.C.Neighborsshouldrespecteachother.D.AfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.74.Intheopinionoftheauthorneighborsshouldalwaysbe________.A.helpfulstrongandkindB.honestactiveandfriendlyC.respectfulfriendlyandhelpfulD.politehonestandkind75.Theauthordevelopsthetopicofthispassagebasedonhis________.A.practicalexperiencesB.scientificexperimentsC.carefulresearchD.wideknowledge
ItisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjamsthecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlifebutmannersontheroadarebecominghorriblE.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacagebuttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmannersbutgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhandalittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.A.friendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.Howevermisplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.TypicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintimE.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies.Anexperienceddriverwhosemannersarefaultlesstoldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunatelymoderndriverscan’tevenlearntodriveletalonemastertheroadmanship.Yearsagoexpertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.45.Accordingtothepassagetroublesontheroadareoftencausedby_______.A.roadconditionsB.thespeedofmodernlifeC.thebehaviorofthedriversD.thelargenumberofcars46.Inthewriter’sopinion________.A.driversshouldavoidtrafficjamsB.stricttrafficrulesarebadlyneededC.unskillfuldriversshouldbepunishedD.driversshouldshowroadpolitenessproperly47.Theunderlinedwordgive-and-takeinthelastparagraphmeans______.A.politenessandimpolitenessB.goodmannersandbadmannersC.offeringhelptoothersasmuchaspossibleD.willingnessofeachpersontogiveintoeachother’swishes48.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.RoadpolitenessB.TrafficproblemsC.BadmannersontheroadD.Gooddiversandbaddrivers
Mostpeoplewhoarethoughtasbeingsuccessfuloftenowetheirsuccesstopeopleintheirlivesthattheyconsidertobeacoach.Infactthemostsuccessfulpeopleontheplanethavetheirownpersonalcoach.Thereasonforthisissimple.Whilefriendsfamilyandcolleaguescanbewonderfulsupporterstheyoftenprovideguidancetoyoubasedontheirownpurpose.Theirpurposeisoftenawellmeaningonebutthebottomlineis:it'stheirpurposE.Whiletheirwantsforyoumaysometimesagreewithyourownlifedesiresandgoalsitisdifficultforthemtobecompletelyunbiased公正的inactions.Noneofuscanbetrulyunbiasedinthewaysweinteract相互作用withthoseclosesttousbecauseourlivesaresodirectlyintertwinedwithoneanother.That’swhereapersonalcoachcomesin.Thepurposeofapersonalcoachistoprovideyouwithaprofessionalwhoisskilledatunbiasedlisteningandwhole.heartedhelping.Yourcoachexpertlyassistsyouincreatingastrongpersonalfoundationthatallowsyoutodreambigandachievethosedreamsaboutwhatyoucanorcannotaccomplish.A.coachisyourpersonaltrainerinlife.Acoachhelpsyoudiscoveryourundevelopedpotentialandworkswithyoutodevelopeveryaspectofyourpersonalgreatness·Withtherightcoachyoucan’thelpbutsucceed.It'snotsurprisingthatalmostallrecognizeleadershaveapersonalcoach.Ofcourseallprofessionalathletesdo.SodoFortune500CEOscuttingedgebusinessleadersandrecognizedrolemodels·72.AccordingtothepassageacoachisthefollowingEXCEPT·A.yourpersonaltrainerinlifeB.quitesuccessfulinhiscareerandloveC.aprofessionalwhoisskilledD.importantforapersontobesuccessful73.ThemostsuccessfulpeoplehavetheirownpersonalcoachbecauseA.theyhavequiteafewfriendsB.theirlivesarefullofdifficultiesC.theirfriendsandcolleaguesseldomhelpthemD.thepersonalcoachcanprovidefairadvice74.TheunderlinedwordintertwinedinParagraph3means·A.decoratedB.connectedC.comparedD.surrounded75.ThepurposeofthispassageistotellUSthat———·A.youneedapersonalcoachinordertobesuccessfulB.familiesarethefoundationofalotofsuccessesC.familiesandfriendscanhelpyoutobesuccessfulD.settinglifegoalsisveryimportantforyoutosucceed
Foralongtimebeinghappywasconsideredsomethingthatjusthappenedandtherewasnothingspecialtodoaboutit.Nowweknowthatgettingalongwithourselvesandwithotherpeopleissomethingthatwecanworkat.Itispossibletoactinsuchawaythatotherpeoplewilllikeusbetter.Onewayisbeingunselfishnotwantingeverythingourownwayordemandingthebestshareofeverythingincludingtheattentionofourfriends.AnotherwayistolookforgoodpointsnotbadonesinotherpeoplE.ItissurprisinghowsuccessfulthistreasurehuntcanbE.Youdon’thavetobespineless懦弱inordertobepopular.Infactyouwillbelikedandrespectedifyouarenotafraidtostandupforyourrights.Butdoitpolitelyandpleasantly.Beingfriendlyandpolitetoyourowngrouptoolderpeopletostrangersandespeciallytothosewhodonotlookimportantordonotinterestyouisonewaytodevelopagoodcharacter.YoucannotexpecttobeperfectandsoyoumustlearnnottobetoounhappywhenyoumakeamistakE.Everyonemakesmistakesandnooneistobeblamedunlessherefusestolearnfromthem.Manyyoungpeoplebecomediscouragedwhentheyrecognizeinthemselvesqualitiesthattheydonotlike----selfishnesslazinessandotherunpleasantqualities.Justrememberthatweallhavesomeofthesefaultsandhavetofightagainstthem.Atthesametimeitisimportanttorememberthatwhileyouareprobablynoworsethanotherschancesarethatyouarenotmuchbettereither.ThesurestwaytobehappyistothinkyourselfaboveotherpeoplE.Whensomethingiswrongitisgoodsensetotrytomakeitright.Perhapsyoudon’tlikeateacheroraclassmate.Trytoseewhyandlookatyourselftootobesurethatyouarenotdoingsomethingtomakethatpersondislikeyou.IntimethingsmayturnoutallrightifyoujustkeeptryingtobepleasantandpolitE.Ifthingsdonotturnoutallrightthenyouwillsimplyhavetogetalongthebestyoucanwiththesituationwithoutthinkingtoomuchaboutit.Worryingneverhelpsinasituationyoucan’tchangE.53.Oneofthetwowaystheauthorsuggestedforustogetalongwellwithothersis____.A.todrawtheattentionofourfriendsB.todemandthebestshareofeverythingC.tolookfortreasureinordertobesuccessfulD.topaymoreattentiontootherpeople’sstrongpoints54.Thepassageshowsthatthereisnoperfectpersonbutsomeoneshouldbeblamedifhe____.A.makesabigmistakeB.isselfishandlazyC.doesnotdrawalessonfromhisownfaultD.isveryunhappyabouthisunpleasantquality55.Thepassageimpliesthatinordertobeahappypersononeshouldconsideroneself____.A.nobetterthanothersB.notthesameasothersC.ashavingsomethingbetterthanothersD.ashavingbetterchancesthanothers56.Thepurposeforthewritertowritethepassageisto_____.A.trainyoutobeperfectB.showyouthewaytobehappyC.tellyouhowtoactwhenyoudislikeapersonD.teachyouhowtobepopularamongyourfriends
Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices──justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing──soft-soapingorbutter-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise──tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotloveorhearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetssolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.63.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooksB.AnemployeetellshisbosshowgoodheisatmanagementC.Aknight骑士issaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowersD.Ateacherpraisedhisstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.ToomuchflatterycancarryusawayB.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygoodC.Flatterycangetnothingbutexcessive过度的prideD.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.65.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause__________.A.hewassickofhisnormalB.hedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymoreC.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewasD.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking66Theauthorthinksthatflatterycandogoodtothosewho_________.A.arereallyexcellentB.lackconfidenceC.arepoliticiansorinhighofficesD.thinkhighlyofthemselves
Lifeisdifficult.Thisisagreattruthoneofthegreatesttruths.Itisagreattruthbecauseoncewetrulyseethistruthwetranscend超越it.Oncewetrulyknowthatlifeisdifficult---oncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit---thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.Becauseonceitisacceptedthefactthatlifeisdifficultnolongermatters.Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthatdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamiliestheirclassoreventheirnation.WhatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulonE.Problemsdependingontheirnaturecauseussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelingsoftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblemslifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yetitisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.ProblemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailurE.WhenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofhumanspiritweencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblemsjustasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolvE.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaidthosethingsthathurtinstruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.46.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto______.A.savespaceB.persuadereadersC.makereaderslaughD.getreaders’attention47.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto______.A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingtheproblemC.helpthemlearntodealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespectforproblems48.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat______.A.everybodyhasproblemsB.webecomestrongerbymeetingandsolvingtheproblemsoflifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems
Peopleallneedfriendsbecausenobodywantstobelonelyandafriendcanhelpyouingoodandbadtimes.You’vemadefriendssincechildhoodbutyoustilldon’tknowwhoyourtruefriendsarE.HerearesomesignstotellyouifyourfriendisatruefriendAlwayshonestHonestyisimportanttokeeparelationshipalivE.Atruefriendalwaystellsyouthetruth.Itmaybehardsometimesbutlyingcandestroyafriendship.Itisimportantthatyourfriendspeakshonestlyandnevermakesupstories.________________________Therearealwaysperiodsinyourlifewhenyouhaveproblemsordifficulties.AtruefriendwillalwayshavetimetolistentoyourproblemsandgiveadvicE.Itmaynotbeabletoofferasolutiontoyourproblemsbutthefactthatyourfriendmadetimetolistenisasignhe/shecaresforyou.Yourfriendisnotatruefriendifhe/shecannevermaketimeforyouwhenyouareintroublE.Youalsoneedtobereasonableandacceptthatyourfriendalsohasotherthingstodosohe/shecan’talwayslistenimmediatelytoyourproblems.Alwaysrespectful尊敬的Atruefriendwillalwaysrespectyouropinionnomatterwhetherhe/sheagreesornot.Yourtruefriendmaydisagreebutneverinsiststhathe/sheiscorrect.AlwaysunderstandingItispossiblethatsomeproblemswillarisebetweenyouandyourfrienD.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgiving体谅的andunderstandingevenifitisn’this/herfault.Wearealldifferentpeopleandweallmakemistakes.Atruefriendisalwaysforgivingandunderstandingbecausehe/shedoesn’twanttotaketheriskoflosinghis/herbestfrienD.[语篇解读]什么样的朋友才是真正的朋友呢本文给出了答案1.What’sthebesttitleforthethirdparagraph?A.Alwaysthereforyou.B.Keepyoursecrets.C.Alwayshappyforyou.D.Rememberyourimportantdays.2.Accordingtothepassageatruefriendwillalways________.A.followyouradviceB.offerasolutionforyourproblemsC.listenimmediatelytoyourproblemsD.respectyouropinionevenifhe/shedisagreeswithit3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Nevertellliestofriends.B.Makingtimeforfriends.C.Sharingfunwithfriends.D.Payingattentiontoafriend’sopinions.4.Atruefriendwillalwaysforgiveandunderstandyoubecause________.A.he/shewantstohelpyouB.he/shedoesn’twanttoloseyouC.he/shewantsyoutofeelconfidentD.he/shedoesn’tcareaboutyourmistakes5.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toteachushowtomaketruefriends.B.Tofindouthowlongafriendshipcanlast.C.Tointroducehisexperienceinmakingfriends.D.TotellushowtofindoutifafriendisatruefrienD.
ThesecretsofhappinessalllieinyourOperatingSystem.ThetroubleisthatwegetblindedbyourOperatingSystem.ThisisbecauseourOperatingSystemattemptstofitwhat'shappeningaroundusintoourOperatingSystem'sexpectations.AnythingdifferentisresistedasmuchasitcanbE.SoyourOperatingSystemisalwaysgoingtoberiddledwithflaws缺点anderrors.It'sinitsnaturE.Thisiswhereallprogressandevolutioncomesfrom.EveryflawandbugyoudiscoverandfixintheOperatingSystemisanotherleapforwardinthequalityofyourlifE.Noweverydayacrosstheworldtherearehundredsofinstanceswherepeoplearemakingnewdiscoveriesandoverturningoldbeliefs.ThisistheprocessoflifE.Ifyouwantsomethingthatyoudon’thaveit'syourOperatingSystemthatisblockingitofftoyou.ThismeansyouhavetoidentifytheflawinyourOperatingSystemthatisblockingyoufromhavingwhatyouwant.ThenyoutransformthestructureofyourOperatingSystemtoletitin.OpportunitiesarearoundyouallthetimE.Thereisneveraboatthatyoumustcatch.ThereisanotherboardingallthetimE.Itisonlythefactthatyouaren'tseeingtheopportunitiesthatstopsyoufromgettingwhatyouwant.UpgradingyourOperatingSystemistrainingittoshowyoutheopportunitiesallaroundyou.AndthenlifeislikepickingfruitfromatreE.62.AccordingtothepassageourOperatingSystem______.A.resistsvaluablethingsasmoreaspossibleB.neglectseverythingthathappensaroundusC.alwaysattemptstomeetitsexpectationsD.isnotessentialtoourhappinesssometimes63.TheunderlinedpartberiddledwithinParagraph2canbereplacedby_______A.beopposedtoB.befullofC.befriendswithD.befreefrom64.Ifyouwanttoimprovethequalityofyourlifeyoushould_________.A.avoidmistakesinyoureverydaylifeB.discoverflawsinyourOperatingSystemC.takealltheinformationaroundyouD.takeasuspectingattitudetowardslife65.Accordingtotheauthoroursocietyprogressesbecause_________.A.theyoungapproveofwhattheirancestorsdidB.youngergenerationsputthewrongthingsrightC.computershaveundatedtheoldoperatingsystemD.oldcomputersareconstantlyreplacedbynewones
Wearenotborndoubtingourselves.Welearntodoit.Infactweareusuallytaughttodoubtourselves.Wecanlearnsomewaysthatallowustobecomemoreacceptingofourselves.Followingaretwobehaviorsthatmightexplainthereasonswhyyoucan'tmovetowardsgreaterself-acceptance.Onethingthatmightcauseyounottoacceptyourselfisover-generalizingaboutsomethingyou'vedonethatyoudon'tlikE.ForexampleifyoufailatestyoumightgeneralizeandsayI'mreallyastupidperson.WhenyoudothisyouaremakingastatementaboutallofyouallofthetimeandnotjustaboutthisonesituationatthistimE.Insteadyoumightdecidethatyourgradeonthistestinthissubjectatthistimewasindeedpoorandthengoontodecidewhatyouwanttodoaboutyourpoorgradeifanything.Gettingstuckinover-generalizingdiscouragesyoufromtakingstepsthatmightallowyoutodobetteronthenextexamandtobuildanexpectationoffuturefailure.Havingstandardsthatareimpossiblyhighisasecondwayyoucannotacceptyourself.Itmaynotcomeasasurprisetoyouthatmostofusaremoredemandingofourselvesthanweareofothers.Somehowwecantoleratethefactthatotherpeoplefailthattheyaren'talwayskindthatthey'vedonethingstheyaren'tproudofbutwehavedifficultyacceptingthoseveryhumanaspectsofour-selves.TheneedtobeperfectisanotherwaytosetyourselfupforfailureandenhancethefeelingthatyouarenotacceptablE.Weallmakemistakes.Acceptinglessthanperfectionsimplymeansrecognizingthelimitationsnaturalinbeingbornahumanbeing.LearntovaluewhoyouareratherthanwhoyoucouldbecomE.Wouldn'titbeoverpoweringifwealwayshadtodowhatweimaginewecoulddo?Nobodyhasthetimeandenergytodoallofthat.Wemustmakechoicesaboutwhatwewillpursueanddothemthebestwecanunderthecircumstanceswhicharen'talwaysidealbytheway.54.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanfeelthatweareperfectwhenwesetourselvesupforsuccess.B.Wecantoleratethefactthatwe'vedonethingswearen'tproudof.C.Over-generalizingmightencourageyoutoexpectthefuture.D.Over-generalizingmightcauseyounottoacceptyourself.55.Whatistheauthor'sattitudeaccordingtothepassage?A.It'snecessaryforpeopletobeperfect.B.It'sacceptableforpeopletobeimperfect.C.It'sstrangeforpeopletobebornwithlimitation.D.It'spossibleforpeopletodowhattheyimagine.56.Whathascausedthelackofself-acceptance?A.Toleranceandhigh-level.B.Limitationandexpectation.C.Over-generalizationandhigh-standard.D.Extremedifficultyandcompletefailure.
TheImportanceofSettingSpeechGoalsAspeechisawonderfulopportunitytoinformpersuadeorentertain.Thebestspeechesoftentakeonacombinationofallthreeofthesecomponents.Howeverbeforeyoucangoaboutthewritingofagreatspeechitisimportanttosetgoals.GoalskeepyouyourspeechandyouraudiencefocuseD.WhatagoalisInthecontextofaspeechagoalisthepurposeofthespeechandwhatithopestoaccomplish.Forexamplethegoalofaeulogy颂歌mightbetocelebratethelifeofalovedonE.Thegoalofaspeechatapoliticalgatheringwouldbetoinformthecrowdaboutthepoliticalpositionofacandidateandpersuadethemtovoteandcampaignforthecandidateinquestion.WhyagoalisimportantWithoutagoalaspeechiswithoutdirection.Thegoalinformsthestructureandcontentofthespeech.Forexampleifaspeech’sgoalistoconvincepeoplethatsmokingisbadforthemthespeechwillbestructuredwithpersuasiveargumentstobackupthegoal.A.speechwithagoalofinformingtheaudiencewillkeeptheinformationfairandfactual.Agoalisincrediblyimportanttothespeech’sabilitytoconnectwithanaudiencE.Ifthespeakerisunawareofthegoalofthespeechtheaudiencewilllikelybeunawareaswell.ThisseverelyreducestheeffectivenessofthemessagE.Asidefrominformingtheaudienceofthecontentandstructureaspeech’sgoaldrivesthespeakertogreaterheights.Ifaspeakerisaskedtospeakonaspecificsubjectbutneverestablishesthegoaltheywon’tknowwheretostartintheresearchorganizingandwritingofthespeech.___________________________________Ifyouhavebeenchargedwith被委以deliveringaspeechestablishingagoalcanseemdifficultatfirst.Thereareseveralthingstotakeintoconsideration.Firstthinkaboutwhoyouwillbespeakingto.Thedemographic人口统计ofyouraudiencewilllikelydeterminewhetheryouwillbeabletopersuadethemorwhethertheywillbeabletositthrough.Secondthinkaboutthetopicitself.Ifthetopicissomethingcontroversial有争议的itmaybeworthyourwhiletoconsideraninformativeapproachtopresentbothsidesoftheissuE.Finallyconsideryourresources.A.speechwithaninformativeorpersuasivegoalusuallyrequiresagreatdealofresearchandsometimestakesmoretimetowritE.61.Accordingtothepassagewhatthreecomponentsdoesthebestspeechcombine?A.Informingdeliveringandentertaining.B.Informingpersuadingandentertaining.C.Informingwritinganddelivering.D.Informingwritingandpersuading.62.Thegoalofaspeechatapoliticalgatheringmightbe_______.A.topersuadetheaudiencetovoteforacandidateB.tocelebratethelifeofapersonyouadmireC.toentertaintheaudiencewithhumorandmagicD.topersuadetheaudiencetobuynewproducts63.AllthefollowingindicatetheimportanceofaspeechgoalEXCEPTthat_______.A.aspeechwillloseitsdirectionwithoutagoalB.aspeechgoalcanhelpkeeptheaudienceawareofthespeechC.aspeechgoalcanhelpthespeakerknowabouttheresearchorganizingandwritingD.aspeechgoalmakesitpossibleforthespeakertoachievewhateverhewantsinlife64.Whichofthefollowingcanbefilledintotheblankasthesubtitleforthelastparagraph?A.HowtoachieveaspeechgoalB.HowtodeliveradifficultspeechC.WhattoconsidertoestablishagoalD.Whattoconsidertodeliveraspeech
InabookcalledMagnificentObsessionbyLloydC.Douglasadescriptionisgivenofpeoplehelpingothersbutdoingitsecretly.Whendifficultproblemsworriedanindividualfriendsnearbywouldmeettodiscusspossiblesolutionwithouttheindividualknowingtheiractions.Whenasolutionwasagreedupononeortwoofthefriendswouldcarryouttheplanandsolvetheproblemsecretlytothegreatdelightoftheworriedindividual.Thehelperswouldstandbyprivatelycontentwiththeirsuccess.Norewardwasgiventotheproblemsolversnotevenasincerethankyoubecausetheywereneverknown.Thisconceptispopulartodaybutinadifferentway.Thephrasepayitforwardisnowusedwhenonepersonhelpsanother.Howeverthepersonhelpedmaynotbeabletorepaythepersonorgroupthathelpedthem.SoratherthanreturnthefavortotheirhelperstheyaresupposedtohelpsomeoneelseinthefuturewhichmeanstheypayitforwarD.Itisasenseofresponsibilitywhichmakesuswanttogivebackinequalmeasuretotheonewhohashelpedus.ButinthiscasetheresponsibilityturnstohelpingsomeoneinthefuturE.Supposeyourelderlygrandmotherpayspartofyourschooling.Shemaytellyouthereisnoneedtorepayherbecauseitisagiftfromsomeonewholovesyouverymuch.Nothingwouldpleasehermorethantohaveyouusehermoneytogetagoodeducation.Youmayneverbeabletorepayherforsuchagift.Howevershenotonlygaveyousomemoneybutsheprovidedyouwithanexamplethatyoushouldalsohelpotherpeoplewhoneedit.PeoplewithseriousneedsareeverywherE.Manyarechildrenwhoneedbetterclothesmorebooksandevenbetterschools.Someareelderlypeoplewhocan’taffordtheirmedicineoradoctor’scarE.Considerhowyoucanpayitforwardratherthanpaymoneybacktoyourgrandmother.41.ThehelpersinthebookMagnificentObsessionwerenotrewardedbecause______________.A.theyhadn’tsolvedtheproblemsthoroughlyB.theyhadsolvedtheproblemssecretlyC.theywerefriendsoftheworriedindividualD.theyexpectedtobepaidbackinthefuture42.Theunderlinedwordpayitforwardmeans____________________.A.torepaysomeonewhohashelpedyouB.topaysomeoneelsewhoneedshelpC.tohelpsomeonewhohashelpedyouD.tohelpsomeoneelsewhoneedshelp43.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwiththeexampleofyourelderlygrandmother?A.Weshouldlearntorespectourgrandparents.B.Weshouldworkhardtogetagoodeducation.C.Weshouldalsolendahandtootherpeopleinneedofhelp.D.Weshouldneverforgettorepaypeoplefortheirhelp.44.Fromthepassageweknow_________________.A.everybodyneedshelpB.morechildrenneedhelpthanelderlypeopleC.itcostsalotofmoneytopayitforwardD.nowadaysmanypeoplehelpotherswithoutbeingrepaid45.Bywritingthepassagetheauthorwishespeopleintheworldtobe_____________.A.unselfishB.mysteriousC.honestD.unforgettable
ItiscommonandusualtoseepeoplefreakoutwhentheyfacechallengesintheirlifE.Weallpassindifferentlifeproblemsandchallenges.Nooneisfreeoflifeproblems.Onlyadeadmanfacesnoproblem.AslongasyouarealivechallengesareeverywherE.Howdoyoufaceproblemsandchallengesinyourlife?Problemsandchallengesarethebuildingblocksofyourpersonality.TheymakeyouwhoyouarE.Besideswhetherwhathappenedinyourlifebuildsordestructsyoudependsonhowyoulookatit.Ifyoutakeyourproblemsastroublestheywillbetroublesandmaycausedestruction.Ifyoutakethemasconstructivetoolsyouaregoingtobebuiltuponthem.ProblemsareeverywherE.Noonecanavoidthem.Andtheyaregoodtoo.TheyopenupadifferentlookandopportunityifyouarewillingtoseE.Whenyoufacetroublesdonotfrustrateorfreakout.Justcoolyourselftothinkinadifferentdirection.Thinkinapositiveway.Everyproblemhasitsowngoodaswellasbadsides.FocusonthegoodonE.LookatthebrightsidE.Besidesthereisalwaysagoodpersonperhapsyourmomordadoroneofyourfriendsrightbesideyouwhocanturneverythingintoyourbestifyouarewillingtoturntothem.Nomatterwhathappenstheywillbetheretohelpyou.Trustthemandtheywillneverletyoudown.AllyouneedtoknowisthatyouarelovedwhereveryouarE.67.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasefreakoutinParagraph1?A.Feelshy.B.Staycalm.C.Keepsilent.D.Feelupset.68.InParagraph2thewriterimpliesthat______.A.problemscausetroublesB.attitudeiseverythingC.challengescanbeavoidedD.personalitiesarebuiltonfailures69.What’sthewriter’spurposetowritethepassage?A.ToencouragE.B.TocomparE.C.ToprovE.D.Toexplain.70.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoAvoidProblemsB.ChallengesAreEverywhereC.FaceYourChallengesBravelyD.YouAreLovedWhereverYouAre
We'veallmetwithsomethingthatslowsusdownforexamplethebump颠簸intheroadthesetback.YoujusthavetokeepinmindthatasetbackisonlytemporaryandgreaterthingslieaheaD.Thereforekeepmovingforwarddevelopingwhatyouhavesinceyou'vealreadybuiltasolidfoundationonwhichyoucanrely.Itiseasyjusttoquitgiveupandignorethehardworkyouhaveputintosomething.Butwebelieveinthetwostepsforwardonestepbackphilosophy哲学.Sohowcanyoureactwhensomethingdoesn'tturnoutasyou'veexpectedittobe?FirstbeobjectivE.Stepbackandlookatthesituation.Isyoursetbackreallythatsignificantorwillitjustrequirealittleextraeffort?ThenplanyournextmovE.Youcanaskforhelp.Don'tbeafraidorashamedtodothis.FrequentlypeoplearemorethanwillingtogiveyousupportandadvicE.Youdon'thavetobeperfect;afterallnobodyelseis.Nextbounceback.Reevaluatethegoalsyouhavesetforyourselfatthebeginningandretool改组themasnecessary.Goalsshouldberealisticandspecificbutthatdoesn'tmeantheycan'tbeflexiblE.Insteadoflookingatyourprojectasadisasterorafailureviewitwithsuccess.Concentrateonhowgreatitwillfeelafteritisfinallydoneafteryouhaveputyourallintoit.InsteadoffocusingonapossibleunsatisfactoryperformanceonesingletimetakeamomenttositbackandrewardyourselfforallthatyouhaveaccomplisheD.Abovealldon'tlivewithregrets.Successisnevereasy.Itremainsuptoyouwhetheryouwillgiveuporfightthroughthetoughbattlestoearnwhateveryouwant.Keepreachingforyourgoalsandyouwillachievethem.Onesmallsetbackisnothingifyoureallywantsomethingandarewillingtoworkforit.67.Accordingtothepassagethephilosophytwostepsforwardonestepbackmeansthat________whenmeetingwithasetback.A.wearesupposedtoquitandignorethehardworkB.we'dbetterthinkitoverbeforemakingadecisionC.weshouldstoptothinkbeforetakingfurtheractionD.weareexpectedtolookatthingsinanallroundway68.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3refersto________.A.aperformanceB.asuccessC.agoalD.aproject69.Whensufferingasetbackthemostimportantthingtodois________.A.tokeepmovingforwardtoyourgoalsB.todependonothers'supportandadviceC.tositbackandrewardyourselfforyoursuccessD.tofocusonapossibleunsatisfactoryperformance70.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoavoidthebumps.B.Howtodealwiththesetbacks.C.Differentattitudestothesetbacks.D.Differentsuggestionsonyourgoals.
Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices──justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing──soft-soapingorbutter-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise──tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotloveorhearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetssolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.63.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooksB.AnemployeetellshisbosshowgoodheisatmanagementC.Aknight骑士issaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowersD.Ateacherpraisedhisstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.ToomuchflatterycancarryusawayB.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygoodC.Flatterycangetnothingbutexcessive过度的prideD.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.65.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause__________.A.hewassickofhisnormalB.hedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymoreC.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewasD.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking66Theauthorthinksthatflatterycandogoodtothosewho_________.A.arereallyexcellentB.lackconfidenceC.arepoliticiansorinhighofficesD.thinkhighlyofthemselves
Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimitedd?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?
SometimessomethingthatisconsideredtobenegativeturnsouttobeanadvantageonthejoB.Thoughheisonly18yearsoldandblindSuleymanGokyigitisamongthetopcomputertechniciansandprogrammersatInteliDataTechnologiesCorp.alargesoftwarecompanywithseveralofficesacrosstheUnitedStates.AfterourcompanyunitedwithanotheronelastOctobertwodifferentcomputernetworksweredrivinguscrazyrecallsDouglasBrauntheInteliDatapresident.Wecouldn’tevensende-mailtoeachother.InthreeweeksMr.Gokyigitcreatedthesoftwareneededtoconnectthetwonetworks.Noneofthecompany’s350otheremployeescouldhavedonethejobinthreemonthssaysMr.Braun.Sulymancan‘see’intotheheartofthecomputer.Mr.Bokyigit’sgiftasMr.BrauncallsitisanunusualabilitytoformanideaoftheinsideofamachinE.ThecomputerpermitsmetoreachoutintotheworldanddoalmostanythingIwanttodosaysMr.Gokyigit.Theyoungprogrammerisathomewithhardwareaswellthankspartlytoahighlydevelopedsenseoftouch.MitziNowakowskianofficemanageratInteliDataremembershowheeasilydisconnectedandreconnectedtheircomputersystemsduringamovelastyear.ThroughfeelSuleymancanfindthepositionofconnectorspinsandwiresmuchfasterthanmostotherpeoplewithsighthesays.Muchofthestudentprogrammer’sspeedcomesfromhisabilitynottobeinterruptedwhileatthecomputer.Whentypinghelistenscarefullytothesynthesizer合成器.HislongthinfingersflyoverthekeyboarD.NothingseemstoshakehisattentionsaysMrs.Nowakowskihisboss.Mr.Gokyigitistheonlycompanyemployeewhoisavailable24hoursaday.Weconsiderhimourtopproblemsolver.saysMr.Braun.60.AccordingtoMr.BraunSuleyman___________.A.hasunitedInteliDataTechnologiesCorp.withanothercomputercompanyB.isthebesttechnicianintheworldC.hasdoneahardjobinthreemonthsD.canworkwondersoncomputer61.Theunderlinedpartisathomewithhardwareparagraph4means____________.A.isgoodatdealingwithcomputerhardwareB.isfondofcomputerhardwareC.workswithcomputerhardwareathomeD.feelscomfortablewhenworkingwithcomputerhardware62.Sulyemanwasquickwhileatthecomputermostlybecauseof__________.A.hisblindnessB.hisattentiononthesynthesizerC.hislongthinfingersD.hisabilitynottobeinterrupted63.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.ComputertechniciansaremorelikelytobegifteD.B.One’sdisadvantagesmayprovetobeadvantages.C.Thedisabledcanalsoplayanimportantroleinsociety.D.Topcomputerscientistshaveunusualabilitiestoformideasofcomputers.
Friendshipisoneofthebasicbonds纽带betweenhumanbeings.Whilethecharacteristicsoffriendshipmightvaryfromonecountrytoanotherpeoplefromallculturesnotonlyenjoyfriendsbutneedthem.Manystudieshaveshownthatteenagerswhohavenofriendsoftensufferfrompsychologicaldisorders.Ithasbeenshownthatteenagersperhapsmorethananyotheragegroupneedcompanionshipandasenseofbelonging.Thenegativeconsequencesoflonelinesshavealsobeenobservedamongtheelderly.Thedeathofaspouseoftenleavesawidoworawidowertotallybereft失去.Ifhowevertheyaresurroundedbyfriendsandrelativesandiftheyareabletoarticulate清楚表达theirfeelingstheyaremorelikelytorecoverfromtheirgrief.NomanisanislanD.Inotherwordsweareallpartsofsociety.WeallneedtheloveadmirationrespectandmoralsupportofotherpeoplE.IfwearefortunateourfriendswillprovideuswithallofthesenecessaryaspectsoflifE.Asmostpeopleobservetherearemanylevelsoffriendship.Thedegreeorintensityoffriendshipvariesdependingonthepersonalityoftheindividualsinvolvedandthecontextoftherelationships.Extroverts性格外向者enjoybeingsurroundedbymanypeoplewhereasintroverts性格内向者areperhapscontentwithfewerbutmoreintensefriendships.Everyoneisnotequallyopenwithalltheirfriends.Thedegreeofintimacy密切isdeterminedbymanyfactors.Closefriendscanbeformedatanystageinone’slifebuttheyareusuallyveryrarE.Notverymanypeoplehavemorethanafewreallyclosefriends.Irrespectiveofthelevelofintimacyallfriendshipsarebasedonreciprocity相互性honestyandacertainamountofloveandaffection.53.Thesecondparagraphimpliesthat_____..A.teenagerswithoutfriendswillsufferfrompsychologicalproblemsB.awidoworawidowerwilldieverysoonwithoutcompanionshipC.humanbeingsneedcompanionshipandasenseofbelongingD.bothA.andB.54.Thedegreeofintimacyoffriendshipmainlydependson_____.A.ageB.belongingC.personalityD.culture55.Theauthorthinksthatclosefriends_____.A.canbeeasilyformedwhenoneisyoungB.cannotbelong-lastingC.arenotrareforeveryoneD.arerareformostpeople56.ThewordirrespectiveLastsentenceParA.5means_____.A.notrespectingB.dishonoringC.regardlessD.considering
IwasreadingtheseintriguingstoriesbehindagroupofgreatlogosintheworlD.PersonallyNikeismyfavoriteone—it'ssosimplE.AndIlikedthestoriesbehindthemwhichmademeforgetallotherthings.McDonald'sAppleMercedesBenzandAdidasowngreatlogosaswellandtheyareamongmyveryfavorites.NikeIntheGreekmythNikeisthegoddessofvictoryandthesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.ThislogorepresentsthewinginthefamousstatueoftheGreekgoddess.Nike'slogowasdesignedbyCarolynDavidsonin1971for$35andwasregisteredasatrademarkin1995.McDonald'sThelogowasdesignedin1962byJimSchindlertoresemblethearchshapedsignsonthesideofthecompany'sthenwalkuphamburgerstanD.LateronthetwogoldenarcheswerecombinedtogethertoformtheM..TheMcDonald'snamewasaddedtothelogoin1968.AppleTherearedifferentstoriesbehindApple'slogo.ThefirstlogowasareferencetothereligiousstoryofAdamandEveinwhichtheapplerepresentedthefruitoftheTreeofKnowledgE.Oneyearlaterthesecondlogowasdesignedin1977bySteveJobsandRonaldWayneanditdescribedSirIsaacNewtonsittingunderanappletreE.Thislogodidn'tstaylong.OneyearlateritwasreplacedalmostimmediatelybygraphicdesignerRobJanoff'srainbowapplearainbowcoloredsilhouette轮廓ofanapplewithabitetakenoutofit.Andthentherainbowcoloredapplewasreplacedbytheonecoloredlogoin1998.Ithasnotbeenchangedsofar.MercedesBenzTheMercedesBenzlogowhichwasoriginallycreatedbyGottliebDaimlerin1909consistsofasimpledescriptionofathreepointedstarthatrepresentsitsruleofthelandtheseaandtheair.ThecompanywasfoundedbyGottliebDaimlerandWilhelmMaybach.MarcedesisthenameofMaybach'selderdaughterwhileBenzcameasaresultofacombinationwithBenzCiE.andDMGin1926.AdidasTheAdidaslogowhichwascreatedbythefounderofthecompanyAdiDasslerrepresentsmountainspointingtowardsthechallengesthatareseenaheadandgoalsthatcanbeachieveD.Thelogowasusedforthefirsttimein1967.56.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoriesofthegreatlogos?A.Theyareboring.B.TheyareoutofdatE.C.TheyareattractivE.D.Theyarepractical.57.WhatdoesNike'slogostandfor?A.Thegoddessofvictory.B.Thesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.C.ThestatueoftheGreekgoddess.D.ThewingoftheGreekgoddess.58.WecanlearnthatApple'spresentlogois________.A.thereligiousstoryofAdamandEveB.abittenapplewithonlyonecolorC.Newton'ssittingunderanappletreeD.therainbowcoloredbittenapple59.Whichofthefollowingtimeordersdescribesthebirthsofthegreatlogos?A.MercedesBenz—McDonald's—Nike—AppleB.Nike—McDonald's—Apple—MercedesBenzC.McDonald's—Apple—Nike—MercedesBenzD.Nike—MercedesBenz—McDonald's—Apple
Failuretheysayisthebestteacher.Welearnandgainmoreconfidencethroughtrialanderror.Atonetimeoranotherwewillencounterfailure.Youdon’thavetoacceptyourfailureifwhatyoureallywanttoachieveissuccess.Foreveryachievementtherehavebeenoneormorefailures.Butthosewhowecallsuccessfularethosewhorefusetoacceptfailureandbelievesuccessistheothersideoffailure.Theincandescentlight白炽灯wasinventedafter1000failure.Assuminghehadstoppedafterhetried100timeswithoutthedesiredresultwhatwouldhavebeentheresultofsucheffort?Anytimeyouseeproductsandnewinventionsthinkintermsoffailuresthatarenotaccepted.Moreovereverythinginamicroformtodayisaresultoffailurethatisnotaccepted.Anytimeyoureffortisnotbringadesiredresultyoudon’thavetocallitafailure.Callitachanllenge.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwo?Oneisnegativeandtheotherispositive;onemotivatesandtheotherdemotivates.Whatyouneedispositivethinkingandmotivationtoattainsuccess.Failureisanendthing;challengingisanopenthing.Failuremeansthereisnowayoutnoaltermativebutchallengeisaquestionmarkaskinganotherwayoutofthesituationanalternativesolutiontotheproblemthejobathand.Keepdreamingandmoving;thatisthesolutiontosuccess.Awisemanoncesaidifyoucannotflyrun.Ifyoucannotrunwalk.Ifyoucannotwalkcrawl;justkeeponmoving.Ifyoufalldownyouhavetogetupandstartmoving.Ifnototherpeoplewillsteponyoutothewaytotheirsuccess.Whatyoucallfailureandabandoniswhatsomeonewillcontinuewithjustalittleadditionalefforttoreachsuccess.64.Failureisthebestteacherbecause___________.A.whatpeoplehavelearnedfromfailureisthebestB.peoplewillknowwhatfailureislikeafterfailureC.peoplecanlearnalotbytryingvarioussolutionsD.numerousfailurearesuretoleadtosuccess65.TheauthorgavetheexampleoftheincandescentlightinParagraph2inorderto______.A.showthatsuccessistheothersideoffailureB.tellpeopletheireffortswillbepaidofffinallyC.advisepeoplenottowastetheirtimeD.provethateveryachievementisbasedoninvention66.Whatistheadvantageifyouregardafailureasachallenge?A.youwillfeelproudevenifyoufailmanytimes.B.Youwon’tfearfailureandwillbereadytoacceptit.C.Failuremeanspainwhilechallengesoundsgood.D.Youwillcontinuetryingyourbesttosucceed.67.Inwhichpartcouldthispassagebefoundifitistakenfromamagazine?A.Economy.B.Career.C.CulturE.D.Wealth.
CEOofCocaColaEnterprisesoncespokeoftherelationofworktoone’sothercommitmentsimaginelifeasagameinwhichyouarejugglingsomefiveballsE.g.workfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit.Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball.Ifyoudropititwillbounceback.Buttheotherfourballs—familyhealthfriendsandspirit—aremadeofglass.YoumustunderstandthatandstriveforbalanceinyourlifE.How?Don’tundermineyourworthbycomparingyourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentthateachofusisspecial.Don’tsetyourgoalsbywhatotherpeoplethinkimportant.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyou.Don’ttakeforgrantedthethingsclosesttoyourheart.Clingtothemastheywouldbeyourlifeforwithoutthemlifeismeaningless.Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuturE.BylivingyourlifeonedayatatimeyouliveallthedaysofyourlifE.Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogivE.Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.Don’tbeafraidtoadmitthatyouarelessthanperfect.Itisthisfragilethreadthebindsustoeachtogether.Don’tbeafraidtoencounterrisks.ItisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebravE.Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossibletofinD.Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveitthefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightlyandthebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeenbutalsowhereyouaregoing.Don’tforgetaperson’sgreatestemotionalneedistofeelappreciateD.Don’tbeafraidtolearn.Knowledgeisweightlessatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.NeithercanberetrieveD.Lifeisnotaracebutajourneytobesavoredeachstepoftheway.Yesterdayishistorytomorrowisamysteryandtodayisagiftthat’swhywecallitThePresent.60.Whichballisdifferentfromtheotherfour?A.Theballofwork.B.Theballoffamily.C.Theballofhealth.D.Theballoffriends.61.Iftheballsoffamilyhealthfriendsandspiritaredroppeddownwhatwillhappen?A.TheywillkeepthesameasbeforE.B.TheywillbebrokenandneverbethesameasbeforE.C.TheywillstriveforbalancE.D.Theywillbouncebacklikerubberballs.62.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.KnowledgeisthemostimportantthinginlifE.B.Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuturE.C.Knowledgeisweightlessatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.D.Wemustdealwellwiththerelationshipsamongworkfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit.
Therewasawonder-filledlittlegirlwhowashurtsobadlythatwhensheenteredadultlifeshethoughtshewassobadthatothersjustcouldn'tbenicetoher.Butshehadalotofcuriositywhichkepthergoing.Shesoughtmanywisepeopletohelpherunderstandwhyshewassobadthathermotherhurtherandwhyshewasunabletobebettersothatmenwouldn'thurther.Shewasonajourneythatshethoughtwastohelpherbebetter.Shecarriedabigbagwithhereverywhereshewent.InsideitwereallthehurtsshehadexperienceD.Becauseshewassoeagertopleasethosewhoofferedtheirwisdomshewillinglyagreedwithwhattheysaidaboutforgiving.Butsheheldthatbagofhurtstightly.After50yearsofcarryingthatbagaroundandshowingittoallshemetasifitwereproofthatshewasagoodpersonshedecidedtoopenitupandjustseewhathappeneD.Whenshelookedinsideitwasfilledwithbitsofpaper.Atonetimetheyhadwordsonthemdetailingthehurts.Buttimehadfaded褪色thewordsandallthatwasleftwassomeuselesspaper.Shehadbeenstrugglingtocarrythisbagthatheldnothingbuttheimageofsomethingthatoncewas.ShesawtheabsurdityofcarryingthatbagarounD.Itmadeherlaugh.Butlettinggoofthepaperandhavingpityforthosethathurtherthislittlegirlwasabletobecomeawomanwithbeautifulhair.ThewomanlookedinthemirrorandsaidIamlovablE.AlthoughittookmanyyearsshewasfinallyopentobringingloveandrespectintoherlifE.
LiLu’outhoughthedidtherightthingbycalling110whenhesawhistwoclassmatesintroubleonthecornerofadarkstreet.LiandhisclassmatesfromNO.2MiddleSchoolAffiliatedtoBeijingNormalUniversityspentthisyear’sValentine’sDaysellingrosesonthestreet.Asnightapproachedtheycycledbackwithover200yuanintheirpockets.Suddenlyagangofrobbersjumpedoutatthem.ThefiverobbersweretallandstrongsoLiranawaytocallthepolicE.Hethoughtitwouldbethemostpracticalthingtodoandhewasright.HisclassmatesreturnedsafeandsounD.SowhatwouldyouhavedoneinLi’ssituationWouldyouhavegotoffyourbikeandfoughttherobberstorescueyourfriends?AnewBeijingstudentcodedoesnotencourageyoutoriskyourlifetohelpthem.Thenewcodewasintroducedtomorethan1.7millionprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentsinthecityatthestartofthenewterm.Ithascutwordswhichmightencourageyoungsterstorisktheirlivesforothersdangeroussituations.Gonearetheoldcallswhichhadbeeninplacesince1987forstudentstofightcriminalscourageouslyandsacrificethemselvestosaveothers.Children’sheroicactsusuallylefttheminjuredorevendeadbecausetheyfailedtofullyforeseethedangersoftheiractions.AwellknownexamplewasLaiNingwhowaslistedamongthetop10modelyoungpioneersin1989afterhelosthislifetryingtoputoutafireattheageof14.Thedeathsconnectedtoteenagers’heroicactsstartedanationwidedebateabouttheprotectionofyoungsters.WeiLushengaparentinBeijingsaidschoolsmustfirstteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselvesbeforelearningfromheroes.ButeducatorsthoughtthespiritofcourageshouldnotbethrownawayinthenewstudentcodE.Gettingridofthewords‘fightcriminalscourageously’donotmeanwedenythespiritof‘fearlessness’and‘readiness’tohelpothers.saidLiJinganofficialinBeijing.ButweshouldbemorerationalaboutthespiritofsacrificE.LiLu’ouagreeD.CherishinglifeisnoreasontobeacowardhesaiD.butyouneedmakesureyouareabletoofferhelp.ForexampleitwouldcausemoretroubleifIjumpedintowatertorescuesomeonedrowningbutdidn’tknowhowtoswim.Inthatsituationit’sbettertocallthepoliceoranadult.41.WhichistrueaboutLiandhisclassmates?A.TheyboughtrosesforeachotheronValentine’sDay.B.Theycalled110immediatelywhentheywereheldupbyagangofrobbers.C.Liriskedhislifeforhisclassmatesinthedangeroussituation.D.InsteadoffightingtherobbersLithoughtitrightforhimtocallthepolicE.42.ThenewstudentcodewasintroducedinBeijingbecause______.A.studentsarefacingmoredangerthantheyusedtoB.theoldstudentcodedidn’tincludethespiritofcourageC.theoldonedidn’ttellstudentshowtoprotectthemselveswhilehelpingothersintroubleD.theoldstudentcodeencouragedstudentstosacrificethemselvestosaveothers.43.WhichcanbeinferredaboutLaiNing?A.Hewasoneofthetop10modelyoungpioneersin1987.B.Ifitweren’thimtheforestfirewouldnothavebeenputout.C.Accordingtothenewcodeheshouldn’thaveriskedhislifetoputoutthefirE.D.HisdeedsdidnotagreewithwhattheoldstudentcodeencourageD.44.Theunderlinedworddenyinthesecondlastparagraphmeans________.A.agreewithB.disagreewithC.connectwithD.objectto45.Accordingtothenewstudentcodewhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.TherewillbemorecriminalsafterthenewstudentcodewasintroduceD.B.ThepoliceinBeijingwillhaveamoredifficulttimeinkeepingorder.C.Thespiritoffearlessnessandreadinesshelpotherswillbethrownaway.D.Teenagersareadvisedtomakesuretheyareabletoofferhelpwhentheywantto.
Tomorrowisanotherday----thislinehasimpressedvariouspeopleatvarioustimes.It'snow70yearsafteritappearedinthefilmbutitstillseemstoholditspowerespeciallyduringaneconomicdownturn.ThephrasecomesfromafilmadaptationofMargaretMitchell'ssuccessful1936novelGoneWiththeWind.It'ssetintheAmericanSouthandtellsthestoryofastrongheroineScarlettO'HarawhostrugglestofindloveduringtheCivilWarandafterwardsofherstrengthinsurvivingthewaranditshardships.LovestoryInamomentofdespairScarlettfinallyrealizesthatherlovebelongstoRhettButler.FormanyaudiencesitisthethemeofloveandstrugglethathaskeptthemoviealivE.WhiletheburningofAtlantamightseemirrelevanttotoday'sviewersthetimelessthemeoflovekeepsitsabilitytotouchpeoplE.WithapromisetoherloverstillinhermindScarlettchoosestostayinthemidstofwarandtakecareofMelaniE.ButherheartisbrokenwhenRhettjustwalksawayleavingthewomanthatheoncelovedwithcruelwordsFranklydearIdon'tgiveadamn.GreatepicThefilmshowsthelove-haterelationshipofthesecharactersbutalsoAmericanhistorythefalloftheConfederacyandthefollowingperiodofReconstructionintheSouth.ThebackgroundmadethisfilmatrueclassicintheepicgenrE.WhenthefilmopenedafterWorldWarIIFrenchviewersloveditanditremindedthemoftheirfightagainsttheNazis.In1940ShanghaiduringtheWarofResistanceAgainstJapaneseAggressionpeoplestoodinlineforhourstowatchthisfilmandsawthesamesufferingtheywerehavingaswellasthehopeandpossibilityofbuildinganewhomelandfromtheruins.Eachnationalitycouldidentifywiththestoryandseeitasavictory.InfactGoneWiththeWindneverlostitscharmandabilitytoinspireandamazE.BiggestofalltimeThefilmhadfivedirectors15-plusscreenwritersandanunexpected$3.9millionbudget.Thefilmbroughtin$200millionwhichmakesitthebiggestsellingfilmofalltimesinNorthAmericA.Italsowon10Academyawardsin1940.64.Theunderlineditinthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.A.thenovelGonewiththeWindB.tomorrowisanotherdayC.themovieGonewiththeWindD.theAcademyAward65.Thetextiswrittenmainlyto_______.A.celebratetheanniversaryofMargaretMitchellB.introducehowthefilmwasdirectedandfilmedC.throwlightonthecharmofthemovieGonewiththeWindD.inspirepeopletostruggletheeconomicdownturn66.ItcanbeconcludedthatScarlettO'Harais_______.A.optimisticandluckyB.childishandrealisticC.caringandstubbornD.strong-mindedandpersistent67.ThepassagementionsShanghaiinorderto_______.A.provethatthebackgroundofthemovietouchedviewersB.describehowpopularthemoviewasatthattimeC.pointoutthatShanghaiwasacenterofentertainmentD.tellusthatChineseweresufferingtheWarthen.
Everybodycansufferfromstress.Nomatterwhatyourageisyoucanfeelstressedoutbythingsthatarehappeninginyourlife.Teenagershoweverhavemanymoreopportunitiestogetstressedthanpeopleinanyotheragegroup.Beingateenagerishard.Youarenotachildanymorebutyouarenotanadulteventhoughyouhavetodealwithsomeverygrown-upproblemsanddecisions.Familiescanbeoneofthebiggestcausesofstresssuchasproblemswithparentsarguingathome.orproblemswithbrothersandsisters.Teenagersalsohavealotofstressfromschooleitherfromtheirteachersorfromtheirfriends.Someteenagersalsofeelstressedaboutchoosingtheireducationafterhighschool.Gettingaplaceatuniversitycanbeverydifficultandsomecannotaffordtogotouniversity.Thestressaboutgettingajobwhenfinishingschoolishardforsometeenagers.Therearesomanyyoungpeoplefinishingschoolandnotenoughjobsforthem.Sadlythereisnothingwecandotoremovethesecausesofstressfromthe1ivesofteenagersbutyoucanlearnthebestwaytodealwithit.Talkingtopeopleisoneofthebestwaystodealwithstress.Itmaysoundsimplebutitistrue.Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved.41.Whyisbeingateenageroftendifficult?A.Becauseeventhoughyouarenotanadultyoumustdealwithadultproblems.B.Becauseeventhoughyouareanadultyoumustdealwithchildren’sproblems.C.Becauseeventhoughyouareateenageryoumustdoalotofhomework.D.Becauseadultsoftenmakethemfeelstressed.42.Familiescanaddtothestressateenagermightexperience________.A.byaskingthemtogotouniversityB.byhelpingthemwiththeirhomeworkC.asteenagersquarrelwiththeirparentsandtheirbrothersorsistersD.asfamiliesneversupporttheirchildrenenough43.Whycanleavingschoolbeastressfultimeforteenagers?A.Becausetheywillbeleavingtheirfavouriteteachers.B.Becausemanypeople’sfavouritememoriesareatschool.C.Becausetheymayworryaboutgettingaplaceatuniversity.D.Becausetheymayworryaboutbecominganadult.44.Whycanfindingajobafterfinishingschoolbedifficult?A.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforjobs.B.Becausetherearenojobs.C.Becauseajobismoredifficultthanschoolwork.D.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforplacesatuniversity.45.Wecandealwiththestressinourlife________.A.bynottryingtofindajobB.byforgettingaboutourproblemsC.bygettingaplaceatuniversityD.bysharingourproblemswithourfriends
Thefinalexamweekhasarrivedandtheonlywaytofaceexamsisthroughearlypreparation.Hereareafewitemstorelievethestressandprovideasuccessfulendingtothesemester.FoodInadditiontobuyingsuppliessuchaspencilscalculatorsandsoonfortheexamitselfcertainfoodcancalmone'snerves神经whilestudying.KatherineSamuelsamarketingsophomore大二学生believesthateatingahealthybreakfastaffectsherabilitytotakeatest.Onthemorningbeforeafinalexamshesuggeststakingamomenttorelaxwhileeating.I’llhaveagoodbreakfast—somefruitandcoffeeonthemorningbeforeafinalSamuelssaiD.MusicWhenhehastroublefocusingonstudyingforhisfinalfreshmanLaneGenzlingerreliesonalittleBachorMozarttoconcentratE.Ilikelisteningtoclassicalmusicbecausetherearenowords.ItcanbereallyrelaxingGenzlingersaiD.SleepPriyaRaoafinancesophomoremakessurethatherheadhitsthepillowlongbeforeshehastotakeanexam.PeoplefoolthemselvesintothinkingtheycanremembereverythingneededforafinalandmakeanA.Don’tspendthewholenightstudyingbeforeafinalexambecausewhenyouwakeupyou’llhavenoenergytotakethetestshesaiD.Haveagoodnightofsleepbeforetheexam.64.WhilepreparingforthefinalexamPriyaRaobelieves_____.A.itisnecessarytohavesomegoodfoodB.studentsshouldattendeveryclassgivenbyprofessorsC.goodsleepisquitenecessaryD.shecanpassthefinalexameasily65.WhothinksfoodisquiteimportantinpreparingforthefinalexamA.PriyaRaoB.LaneGenzlinger.C.StacieRitter.D.KatherineSamuels66.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.whatcollegestudentscandoinpreparingforthefinalexamB.collegestudentsneedfoodsleepandsoonC.thehobbiesofthecollegestudentsD.collegelifeofsomestudents
Apersonlikeacommodity商品needspackaging.ButgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirablE.A.littleexaggeration夸张howeverdoesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalwayitisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.A.skilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment装饰sothatthepersontobepackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeinglivelyandlovely.AyoungpersonespeciallyafemaleshiningwithbeautyandfulloflifehasallthefavorgrantedbyGoD.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youthhowevercomesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinyournaturalqualitiesandyourattractivenessandgracewillremain.ElderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeenthroughplainsmountainsandjunglesrunningitscourseasitshoulD.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeuseofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairylanD.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony和谐withnatureforharmonyitselfisbeautywhiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxebetterqualityeditionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereonestandsoneknowshowtopackageoneselfjustasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat________.A.peopleshouldbepackedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialwayC.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackingD.properpackingmakespeopleattractive2.Accordingtotheauthorifyouwanttokeepinharmonywithnatureyoushould________.A.dyeyourhairB.makeupatayoungageC.followtheageingprocessD.giveupfameandwealth3.Forthemiddle-agedattractiveness________.A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance4.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople________.A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebookB.experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairyland
I’moftentoldhowIhaveadreamjobthatIworkforagreatcompanygettingtodealwiththeleadersinsocialmediaeverydayandespeciallythatIgettoworkfrommyhome.Usuallythepeoplewhotellmethatworkingfromhomeiswonderfulhaveneverworkedfromhome.Theyspendmostoftheircareerworkingfromanofficeandhateit.InfactIlovebeingabletoworkfromhomeandmakemyownhours.ItrulyappreciatebeingabletodropwhatI’mdoingtoattendkidsorgoshoppingbutthere’sasidetoitwedon’toftentalkaboutthehardside.Noonewantstobelievepeoplelikemeworkingfromhomehaveanythingtocomplainabout.ReallyI’mnotgoingtocomplainbutIdowanttoshareafewthingsabouttelecommuting远程办公thatfewhome-basedpeoplewanttotellyoubecauseworkingfromhomedoesn’tlooksowonderful.OneofthereasonsIlovemyjobistheflexibility.IknowthatIcanvolunteerforschoolprojectsmeetfriendsforlunchandworkoutforanhouraslongasIgetmyworkdone.ButdidyouknowtelecommutershavetomakeupthetimeiftheywishtopeppertheirdayswithfundistractionsSowhilemyhusbandandkidsarewatchingamovieI’mworkinguntilmidnight.Besideswhenyouworkfromhomeyou’reheldtoyourphoneandSkype网络电话incasesomeonewantstotalktoyouduringbusinesshours.Soit’snotsoeasytobeflexible！67.Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriter_____________.A.isquitesatisfiedwithherpresentworkB.canbalanceherworkandfamilylifewellC.complainsaboutthedisadvantagesofworkingfromofficeD.presentssomeunknownfactsofworkingfromhome68.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsusthat__________.A.you’renotasflexibleasyouthinkyouareB.you’reusuallyaslavetoyourselfC.thewritercanalwaysmakefulluseofthefreedomD.thewriterisalwaysbusywithherwork69.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat__________.A.eastorwesthomeworkingisthebestB.freedomshouldalwayscomebeforeworkC.getworkdoneoryou’llhavenofreedomD.allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy70.Whoisthepassagemainlyintendedfor?A.Telecommuters.B.Officeworkers.C.Jobhunters.D.Researchers.
Whatcolordoyoulikebest?Doyoulikeyelloworangeandred?Ifyoudoyoumustbeanoptimistaleaderoranactivepersonwhoenjoyslifepeopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreyandblue?ThenyouareprobablyquietshyandyouwouldratherfollowthanleaD.Ifyoulovegreenyouarelikelytobestrong-mindedanddetermineD.Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologiststellus.Theyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreferenceandtheeffectsthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellusthatwedon’tchooseourfavoritecoloraswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrownyoudosoassoonasyouopenyoureyesoratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.BlackisdepressingwhilelightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactivE.A.yellowroommakesusfeelmorecheerfulandmorecomfortablethanadarkgreenonedoesandareddressaddswarmthandcheertosadwinterdays.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetterharderandhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackordarkgrey.Rememberthenthatifyoufeellowyoucanalwaysbrightenyourdayoryourlifewithafewcolorfulthings.AlsorememberthatyouwillknowyourfriendsandyourenemiesbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolorstheylikeanddislikE.Anddon’tforgetthatanyonecanguessalotaboutyouwhenyouchooseapieceofhandkerchief.65.Accordingtothepassagemen’s110-meterhurdlesOlympicchampionandworldrecordholderLiuXiangismostlikelytolovethecolor______.A.blackB.greenC.greyD.brown66.Whyaremachinespaintedorangeinsomefactoriesaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseworkerstendtopreferorangetoothercolors.B.Becauseothercolorsareforbiddeninfactories.C.Becauseorangemachinesareeasiertoclean.D.Becauselessaccidentshappenduetotheintroductionoforangemachines.67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’spossibletocheeryouupbyenjoyingsomecolorfulpictures.B.YoucanknowyourfriendsbetterthroughthecolortheylikeordislikE.C.SomepeoplearebornwiththeircolorfulpreferencE.D.One’scolorpreferenceisalwayschangeablE.68.Theunderlinedword‘depressing’inParagraph2probablymeans‘______’.A.discouragingB.happyC.surprisingD.brave
Weallknowthatmoneycan’tbuyhappinessbutmanytimesweactasifwe’dbehappierwithabitmoremoney.Weareconditionedtowanttoberichwhenweknowthericharen’thappyeither;wearetrainedtowantthelatestgadget小玩意儿orstylethattelevisiontellsustowant;wewanttoearnmoremoneybecausethenwe’llhavethegoodlifE.Butnoneofthatwillbringushappiness.Nomatterhowmuchweearnhowmuchwehaveinthebankhowniceourclothingorcarsortoysnoneofitwillmakeushappier.Sowhatwillbringushappiness?Luckilyit’sthreethingsthatdon’tcostathing.ThesethreethingshavebeenprovenbysurveysofthousandsofpeopleaboutwhattheyhavewhattheirlivesarelikeandhowhappytheyarE.HeretheyaretheThreeSecretstoHappiness:1.Goodrelationships.Wehaveahumanneedtobeclosetobeintimatewithotherhumanbeings.Havinggoodsupportivefriendshipsastrongmarriageorcloseandlovingrelationshipswithourfamilymemberswillmakeusmuchmorelikelytobehappy.Actionsteps:Taketimetodaytospendtimewithyourlovedones.2.Positivethinking.I’mobviouslyabigproponentofpositivethinkingasthebestwaytoachieveyourgoalsbutitturnsoutthatitcanleadtohappinesstoo.Optimismandself-esteemaresomeofthebestindicatorsofpeoplewholeadhappylives.Actionsteps:Makepositivethinkingahabit.Getintothehabitofsquashingallnegativethoughtsandreplacingthemwithpositiveones.InsteadofIcan’tthinkIcan.3.Flow.ThisisapopularconceptontheInternetthesedays—thestateweenterwhenwearecompletelyfocusedontheworkortaskbeforeus.WearesoburiedinourtaskthatwelosetrackoftimE.Havingworkandleisurethatgetyouinthisstateofflowwillalmostundoubtedlyleadtohappiness.Peoplefindgreatestenjoymentnotwhenthey’repassivelymindlessbutwhenthey’reabsorbedinamindfulchallengE.Actionsteps:Findworkthatyouhaveapassionfor.Seriously—thisisanextremelyimportantstep.Findhobbiesthatyouhaveapassionfor.TurnofftheTV—thisistheoppositeofflow—andgetoutsideanddosomethingthattrulyengagesyou.You’vebeengiventheThreeSecretstoHappiness.Don’twastethem!61.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpropertitleofthispassage?A.ThesecretstohappinessB.Whatishappiness?C.MoneyandhappinessD.Whoarehappy?62.Thewriterexpresseshis______attitudetowardsmoneyandwealth.A.negativeB.supportiveC.objectiveD.respective63.Theunderlinedwordsquashingcanbereplacedby______.A.removingB.scoldingC.repairingD.reducing64.Thewritertalksaboutthehappinessbymeansof______inthispassagE.A.opinionsandadviceB.factsandcomparisonsC.examplesandanalysisD.observationsandconclusions
Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices牺牲.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?
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